Malik seneferu's Blog (8)

Casper Banjo was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1937. He presently resides in Oakland, California, where he is active in community and cultural activities. He was an assistant teacher after obtaining an AA degree at Laney College. He also received a BFA degree and his MFA degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, where he subsequently taught. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally. His work has been featured in Art In America, New York, NY; The California Printmakers Journal, Em… Continue

Stephen Wiltshire was born in London to West Indian parents on 24th April, 1974. His mother, Geneva Wiltshire had come from St Lucia and his father, Colvin, from Barbados. Colvin was killed in a motorcycle accident when Stephen was three years of age. His sister, Annette, is two years older than her brother. He lives with his mother in West London. As a child, Stephen was mute and did not relate to other human beings. Aged three, he was diagnosed as autistic. He had no language, uncontrolled ta… Continue

The Art of Living Black The Art of Living Black-- will celebrate its 12th year of sharing the Black experience through fine art. This event sponsored by the Richmond Art Center is the only annual non-juried exhibition and self-guided art tour in the Bay Area to exclusively feature regional artists of African descent. More than 75 emerging and established artists will participate in the group exhibition at the Richmond Art Center. The public will enjoy a dynamic array of fine arts and crafts incl… Continue

MoAD launches 2008 season with Africa.dot.Com: Drums 2 Digital February 6, 2008 – June 1, 2008 San Francisco, CA – The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) launches its 2008 season with Africa.dot.Com: Drums 2 Digital, an exhibition that explores the changing landscape of communication and connectivity in Africa today through art and technology. In contrast to classical African art exhibitions, Africa.dot.Com: D… Continue

Aesthetic Ascension series The art of Malik Seneferu 2002 maliksart© Aesthetic Ascension series is a body of work where I experiment with the idea of spiritual symbolism and extraterrestrial presence in Alkibulanian (pre-ancient Afrikan) culture. The concept of these paintings was first developed as a thumbnail drawing in a sketch dairy. Aesthetic Ascension began with three paintings numbered from three to one, which are imaginary portraits. The imaginary portraits symbolizes the family infrastr… Continue

Posted by ATBW at October 12, 2007 11:35 AM and is filed under NYC,In the News,Politics,Iconic Black Women,Art,Racism I'm obsessed with race and I'm obsessed with Kara Walker because not only is she obsessed with race but the art she creates portrays the history of race in this country in a way that thrills me. Her art actually makes me salivate. It's stark, beautiful, angry, ironic, painful, compelling, and completely controversial. The NYTimes wrote a piece about Walker. Here are a couple o… Continue

Dr. John Biggers, an internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor, teacher and philosopher, was born in Gastonia, North Carolina on April 13, 1924. Biggers explored his own life and heritage through the study of art at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia. Biggers' artistic talent was encouraged and nurtured by Viktor Lowebfeld, an art educator at Hampton Institute. In 1943 while at Hampton, Biggers' work was featured in the exhibition "Young Negro Art", present at the… Continue

Medium/Discipline: Painting Maryland Affiliation: Depicts Maryland subjects, Active while in residence Prominent Theme: Portraits Subject Headings: Joshua Johnston; Afro-American painters -- Biography; Portrait painting -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- 18th century; Portrait painting -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- 19th century; Baltimore (Md.) -- Biography -- Portraits Active Dates and Place: fl. 1789-1832, Baltimore Gender: Male Race/Ethnicity: Black/African-American Biography: Joshua Johnson was… Continue